Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Suriname
Suriname: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 46.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Suriname is 46.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.4% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Suriname peaked at 88.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2015.
Suriname ranks 47th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.4% | — |
| 2001 | 86.6% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 79.4% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +26.9% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 70.2% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | -24.0% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | -34.1% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 39.5% | +70.3% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +38.7% |
| 2024 | 46.7% | -23.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 46.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 4.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 46.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.5%, 4.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.1% | 52.7% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 23.2% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 44.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3856 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Suriname?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Suriname was 46.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Suriname ranks 47th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.